Trousers.



PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

J. RUPPBL. TROUSERS. APPLICATION FILED MAR- 26, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT or ncn.

. JACOB RUPPEL,

or PI-TTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO LOUIS RUPPEL, or PITTSBURG,PENNSYLVANIA.

TTROUSERS.

Patented June 25, 1907.

To a whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JACOB RUPPEL, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTrousers, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing. I

This invention relates to trousers and pants particularly trousers formen, and the invention has for its object to provide a pair of trouserswith novel means whereby the waist band of the trousers can be adjustedto fit persons of various sizes.

My improvement is particularly designed for ready made clothes, and aimsto dispense with the altering of the trousers to fit persons who arecorpulent or deformed about the waist. To this end, I have provided apair of trousers with side slits and a waist belt, whereby the waistband of a pair of trousers can be made to snugly fit a person andpresent a neat appearance.

The detail construction entering into my improvement will be hereinaftermore fully described and then specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims, and referring to the drawing forming part of this specification,like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of a pair of trousersconstructed in accordance with my invention, illustrating the same. witha contracted waist band, Fig.- 2 is a similar view illustrating thewaist band of a pair of trousers expanded, and Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of my improvement, illustrating a pair of trousers and underdrawers in dotted lines.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 designates the legs of a pair of trousershaving a seat portion 2 and a waist band 3.

My invention resides in providing a substantially V-shaped out-awayportion 4 at the upper ends of the seams 5 or adjacent to the waist band3 of the trousers. In thus cutting-away the trousers upon the sides Iprovide a rear waist portion 6 and a front waist portion 7, the latterbeing divided 1n front, as at 8, similar to an ordinary pair oftrousers.

The outer sides of the rear waist portion 6 adjacent to the cut-awayportion 4 are provided with tabs 9 carrying buckles 10. The edges of thefront waist portion 7 are provided with straps 11, these straps beingadjustably held in the buckles 10 whereby the opening 4 can be opened orclosed any desired width.

The inner sides of the rear waist portion 6 of the trousers adjacent tothe openings 4 are provided with two straps 12, the fixed ends of saidstraps being of a suflicient width, as at 14, to cover the opening 4,and preventing the nether garments worn by a person from being exposed.The straps 12 constitute a belt having a conventional form of buckle 15,said belt surrounding the front part of a persons body and retaining therear waist portion 6 in position, while the front waist portion 7 isheld in position by the straps 11 connecting with the buckles 10. Tofurther retain the front waist portion 7 snugly upon a persons body, Iprovide the inner sides of the front waist portion 7 with a plurality ofstraps or loops 16 through which the straps 12 of the belt are adaptedto pass. The under drawers or garments 17, (see Fig. 3) are alsoprovided with straps or loops 18 through which the straps 12 of the beltpass, the straps or loops 18 serving to hold the under drawers orgarments in a comfortable position upon a persons body.

Onaccount of the slitting of the sides of a pair of trousers, I havefound it necessary to shift the side pockets 19, said pockets beingdisposed at aslight angle with relation to the seams 5 of a pair oftrousers.

From the illustration of my invention, it will be observed that thewaist band of a pair of trousers can be enlarged or contracted accordingto the waist measurement of a persons body, and that a pair of trouserscan be easily adjusted to conform to the waist of either stout or thinpersons.

The numerous advantages of my invention will be readily apparent tomanufacturers of mens trousers and others skilled in the art oftailoring, and while I have herein described the preferred constructionof my improvement I desire it to be understood that such changes in thearrangement and minor details thereof as are permissible by the appendedclaims,'-'Inay be resorted to without of said slits andadju's'tably-connected to said departing from the spirit and scope ofthe intabs, and belt-straps secured to the inner Vention. face of thetrouser Waist --band having What I claim and desire to securei-byrLetWidenedrear ends overlying and closing said 15 ters Patent, is V-shapedslits.

The combination with the trousers i pro- Intestimony whereof I affix mysignature Vided in the waist band thereof'with V-shaped in the presenceof two Witnesses. slits at the upper ends of the side seams,-tabsi JACOBRUPPEL.

secured 'to the outer face of the trousers at Witnesses: one side of theslits, straps secured to' the 'H. C. EVERT, outer face of the trousersat the opposite side A. J. TRIGG.

